mbee
18-05-19, 08:09
Hey all, yet another HA sufferer here for about 5 years now, however spent the last 12 months almost free from it, until it found its way back (external trigger - someone close to me just got cancer)
Anyway, I've been having some ongoing issues in my neck area (muscle tension, tension headaches etc) and as of late i was massaging the area up my near and behind my ear i found it to be larger on the right
Its not protruding like a lymph node (pea, or bump) or anything its rock hard and feels bony in nature, larger area type thing, the concern is that it is larger than that on the left tho and the shape is more pronounced.
I am trying to rationale it with
- had a very recent full blood work up and it was clear
- the body, and in particular the scalp is not symmetrical by any means, some things on one side can be larger than on others
- Ive probably always had it
- I do have muscle inflammation in the neck leading up to that area, may be related
- i do have a cold/sore throat, and right inner ear is a little sore (sorta like an ear infection sore, but only mild)
I started to feel somewhat better about it. and then i went to the DR for another reason and got him to check it, he now wants a head/skull base MRI done, I asked why and he said hes not concerned but wants to check out the nature of the area <- this raised the HA 10 fold
Reading up (i know i shouldn't DR google, We all know that but......its... so tempting it seems that it be normal, not so bad through to the big C.
Some things i could relate to symptom wise are
- occipital neuralgia
- Mastoiditis
What might put my mind at rest is are there any others on here with the same ? do you feel a larger bumpy bone behind one ear?, from what i read its the mastoid area, but Dr describes it as a "Prominent posterior right occipital bone"
Anyway, I've been having some ongoing issues in my neck area (muscle tension, tension headaches etc) and as of late i was massaging the area up my near and behind my ear i found it to be larger on the right
Its not protruding like a lymph node (pea, or bump) or anything its rock hard and feels bony in nature, larger area type thing, the concern is that it is larger than that on the left tho and the shape is more pronounced.
I am trying to rationale it with
- had a very recent full blood work up and it was clear
- the body, and in particular the scalp is not symmetrical by any means, some things on one side can be larger than on others
- Ive probably always had it
- I do have muscle inflammation in the neck leading up to that area, may be related
- i do have a cold/sore throat, and right inner ear is a little sore (sorta like an ear infection sore, but only mild)
I started to feel somewhat better about it. and then i went to the DR for another reason and got him to check it, he now wants a head/skull base MRI done, I asked why and he said hes not concerned but wants to check out the nature of the area <- this raised the HA 10 fold
Reading up (i know i shouldn't DR google, We all know that but......its... so tempting it seems that it be normal, not so bad through to the big C.
Some things i could relate to symptom wise are
- occipital neuralgia
- Mastoiditis
What might put my mind at rest is are there any others on here with the same ? do you feel a larger bumpy bone behind one ear?, from what i read its the mastoid area, but Dr describes it as a "Prominent posterior right occipital bone"